SINCE 1828
hearken
verb
heark·en
| \ ˈhär-kən
\
\
variants:
or harken
hearkened
or harkened;
hearkening\ ˈhärk-niŋ
, ˈhär-kə- \
or harkening
, ˈhär-kə- \
or harkening
Definition of hearken
1
: listen
hearkened without much mental comment— Theodore Dreiser
2
: to give respectful attention
the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists— G. M. Stephenson
archaic
: to give heed to : hear
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Synonyms
attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, listen, mind
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hearken
verb
hear·ken
| \ ˈhär-kən
\
\
hearkened;
hearkening
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